NFL Road Teams Made Some Curious Uniform Decisions This Weekend

During the regular season, the Houston
Texans had the best road record in the NFL
(6-2). And yet, when they went on the road to play New England in
the divisional round of the playoffs, they chose to wear white
jerseys with white pants, a combination they had worn only once
during the regular season (at home in week one). The Texans lost.

On the other hand, the Baltimore
Ravens were 4-4 on the road during the regular season. But
they were 4-1 when wearing their white jerseys with black pants
and 0-3 in other combinations. And sure enough, they wore their
white/black combo in Denver and beat the Broncos.

Meanwhile, the Seahawks wore five different uniform combinations
on the road, going 3-5. However, they were 2-0 late in the season
wearing white jerseys with white pants, including their win in
the Wild Card round. So they tried that uniform set again on
Sunday only to come up short against the Falcons.

For some teams, like the Packers, uniform choices are simple. But
for others, where several choices are available, superstition and
luck play a factor in decisions. Here is how the uniform choices
broke down this weekend (data via The Gridiron Uniform
Database)...

For comparison, here are the uniform choices by the home teams
this past weekend...